Customer Review

This early script of Elmore Leonard carries some of the themes and motifs of his later work. There is the suggestion that Glenn Ford's character is no worse than the men who hunt him down and in fact he is shown to have a strict code of honour by which he lives: he also has respect for women and enjoys their company using charm to interest them. Also the doubling effect seen in much of Leonard's work is apparent as Ford and Heflin have a respect for each other which leads to Ford making unlikely but symbolic gestures. With hints of 'High Noon' and 'Shane' at first glance it appears another routine Western but the quality of the script and the central performances always make it interesting.